A deep roster of clients from the healthcare and life sciences, technology, infrastructure and energy sectors routinely turn to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s expertise in handling complex competition law investigations, merger control proceedings and strategic advisory and antitrust audits and compliance. Pietro Merlino left the firm in November 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very accurate and professional in assisting clients in merger filings. Attention to details and customer's needs. Deep knowledge of different markets and sectors.'
Key clients
- Kedrion
- Sestant Internazionale
- F. Hoffmann–La Roche
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane/TX Logistik
- Lottomatica
- Nextalia SGR
- ERP Italia
- BPER
- Splyt
- Aptean
- ShopFully
Work highlights
- Assisted Kedrion and its parent company Sestant Internazionale on securing global merger control and FDI clearances of a transaction whereby the PE fund Permira and Sestant acquired joint control over Kedrion and Bio Products Laboratory Limited.
- Assisted F. Hoffmann-La Roche on the Avastin/Lucentis matter concerning an alleged anti-competitive arrangement between the Roche and Novartis groups concerning the use of pharmaceutical products Lucentis and Avastin for the treatment of certain ocular conditions, which had led, back in 2014, the Italian Competition Authority to impose hefty fines on the investigated companies.
- Assisted Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and its wholly-owned German subsidiary TX Logistik AG on the merger control aspects of TX Logistik’s strategic acquisition of Exploris SA.